Grants - SFO-V

Previous funding decisions

Internationalisation programme 2015

In order to encourage international contacts and collaborations in the field of health care research, SFO-V invited junior researchers to apply for funding for one visit (up to 3 months) or several shorter visits to a university or research institute outside of Sweden. This grant is intended to cover travel costs, living expenses, and accommodation not covered by other funding. Eligible to apply were all junior researchers with a PhD earned during the last seven years (between May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2015) who are not yet associate professors and who are employed at or affiliated to any department at Karolinska Institutet.

One junior researcher or a small group of two or three junior researchers affiliated with KI should suggest an established international scholar (i.e. outside Sweden) in an application to SFO-V with whom they would like to initiate research collaboration.

The initiative to launch support for junior researchers in Health Care Research at KI is designed to address the goals of the research program which are to enhance the expertise and the number of funded post-docs and junior researchers and to invite international researchers in health care research to collaborate. In launching Global bridges to advance health care research careers for junior researchers, the SFO-V hopes to support long lasting international collaborations for the future, which is essential for all future developments in health care research at KI. Furthermore, the program is envisioned as initiating new long lasting international collaborations that bridge theory and practice and aid in globalizing health care research. This new initiative aims overall to increase international collaborations by attracting top international scholars in health care research. The collaboration can take the form of research projects, exchange programs and visits. By providing financial support and invite at least five (5) international scholars to visit KI in Stockholm, Sweden, for one week, this program will facilitate the building of networks and future collaboration between junior researchers and international scholars.